insist on yourself; never imitate. From LearnThat.org. [Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American transcendentalist philosopher, essayist & lecturer.]
I must insist!. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Will Florida and Michigan again insist on breaking the rules and still being heard?. From Wordnik.com. [Full Michigan delegation with half-vote to be seated by Dems] Reference
The first thing on which to insist is that it is quite unnecessary, because we use terms like. From Wordnik.com. [John R. Hicks - Prize Lecture] Reference
The liberals are much less concerned with the revolutionary change in the society that the radicals insist is necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Student Politics and the University] Reference
In your version of ID, which you insist is not scientific and should not be taught in schools, where is the explanatory power?. From Wordnik.com. [Answering Questions about ID] Reference
At least that's what my mother - and father-in-law insist is the case, based on a generations-old rumor and a musty old family album. From Wordnik.com. [Legends of True Crime Reporting: Ted P. Yeatman, T.J. Stiles, and the Jesse James Journalism Extravaganza] Reference
Through it all he would insist — insist is a verb I find I must work hard in this context — that all he needed was to be left alone. From Wordnik.com. [Letting Go of My Father] Reference
After all, according to what some of these artists and record labels insist, wasn't Google "stealing" from them?. From Wordnik.com. [Techdirt] Reference
Proponents of the idea insist it would help to jump-start lending, while others stress it would be detrimental to shareholders. From Wordnik.com. [IBTimes.com RSS Feed - Politics & Policy] Reference
To whom did Hillary and Bill "insist" and "demand" that Penn be removed?. From Wordnik.com. [Report: Hillary Demanded Penn's Removal After Colombia Story Hit] Reference
Bill might "insist" because he's not the boss (right?) but Hillary wouldn't. From Wordnik.com. [Report: Hillary Demanded Penn's Removal After Colombia Story Hit] Reference
Does that mean you meet with the Iranians and "insist" they stop working on nukes?. From Wordnik.com. [Obama talks to Berlin "as a citizen — a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world."] Reference
They 'insist' that to do otherwise is a violation of pick one convention or another. From Wordnik.com. [Trash - Andrew Coyne's Blog - Macleans.ca] Reference
Now Egan says he wants a meeting with Giuliani to "insist" the former mayor abstain from receiving the Eucharist. From Wordnik.com. [Egan Channels Benedict in Denouncing Giuliani] Reference
Pontificating about how we must "insist" that the Chinese do this, or objecting to how the Iranians have "defied" us on that. From Wordnik.com. [The optimists of Davos past now face a world whose script has gone awry | Timothy Garton Ash] Reference
You want, nay "insist" that we all "bow" at the foot of your INCREDIBLE knowledge over and above all of us lowly peasant worker bees. From Wordnik.com. [First Briefing on Human Space Flight Review - NASA Watch] Reference
South Africa would use its position at the UN to "insist" on some troops from the force to be known as UNAMID being deployed by October. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Race, they insist, is not a factor. From Wordnik.com. [January 2004] Reference
(Which, they insist, is nothing like this.). From Wordnik.com. [The Office: Pizza by Alfredo Seeks Revenge with Extra Anchovies | Best Week Ever] Reference
"If I 'insist' upon riding with you?" gasped Barton. From Wordnik.com. [Little Eve Edgarton] Reference
I did not "insist" on putting a web-site in the text. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
I am accustomed to "insist," to my connexions and dependents. '. From Wordnik.com. [Dombey and Son] Reference
We're also the only species that has the power to "insist" on anything. From Wordnik.com. [reddit.com: what's new online!] Reference
Finally, Carlisle does not "insist" that his family lead a "vegetarian" lifestyle. From Wordnik.com. [Lead Stories from AOL] Reference
What congressmen say about eligibility - Lawmakers 'insist' president was born in Hawaii '. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
The other day, Jules went to purchase something from the supermarket and had to "insist" that she doesn't want a plastic bag. From Wordnik.com. [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator] Reference
Britain will "insist" other countries meet pig welfare standards when they are made compulsory across the EU in 2013, Brown said. From Wordnik.com. [Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
You can, and losers do, "insist," while those horses run to another barn, a barn whose doors are dead-bolt locked when you try to enter. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Every precaution is being taken, authorities insist. From Wordnik.com. [Games Plan] Reference
Farmers insist on a blistering 10 to 20 births a year. From Wordnik.com. [Would You Like Fries With Your Clone?] Reference
I always answer no, although some of my friends insist otherwise. From Wordnik.com. [American Odyssey] Reference
The West must insist on this and not fall back on "peaceful coexistence.". From Wordnik.com. [Nato Is Not Our Enemy] Reference
Both the prosecutors and police insist they'll make an arrest -- eventually. From Wordnik.com. [Complications In The Case] Reference
But many African theologians insist their tribal heritage is part of a Biblical tradition. From Wordnik.com. [The Changing Face Of The Church] Reference
A few parliamentarians insist the prince should abdicate before marrying into such a family. From Wordnik.com. [Fractured Fairy Tales] Reference
His friends insist he was neither a Marxist sympathizer nor a follower of liberation theology. From Wordnik.com. [The Death Of A Bishop] Reference
Seating arrangements: Many travel agents insist on booking bulkhead seats for passengers with kids because there's more legroom. From Wordnik.com. [Travel: Spit-Ups At 10,000 Feet] Reference
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